WA's latest secessionist party is pledging to run a broad, economics-focused campaign at the upcoming state election, as popularity for the state government's border stance soars.
Premier Mark McGowan has hit back at claims the state government is not doing enough about WA's homelessness crisis' alleging that Fremantle's tent city is being spearheaded by “anarchists”.
Western Australia's government has promised better transparency after it was not disclosed that several recovered COVID-19 cases were linked to the highly contagious British strain.
Australia's peak social services group is again urging the federal government to raise the long-term rate of JobSeeker, with the payment set to drop back to $40 a day in April.
The state's $1.86 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link is on track for completion by later this year, with Redcliffe station to be operational by December.
City of Perth councillors have accepted thousands of dollars' worth of gifts since October, with Perron Group, Rio Tinto and Primewest among a notable list of benefactors.
GDI Property Group's $40 million timber-steel hybrid office complex proposal for St Georges Terrace has been approved, but not everyone is happy about it.
Engineering company Civmec has secured the contract for the construction of the $6.3 million Kids' Bridge connecting Perth Children's Hospital with Kings Park.
A permit for the clearance of almost 30 hectares of vegetation for the $126.5 million Ocean Reef Marina development has been modified following an appeal by concerned residents.
A row is brewing between the shipping industry and the state government over who should be responsible for financing Port Hedland's voluntary buy-back scheme.
The Liberal Party is standing by its previous commitment to keep Western Power in public hands, with a plan to allow retailers to enter the market place to drive competition.
The state government has announced civil engineering company MGN Civil as the preferred tenderer for major earthworks on the $121 million Spoilbank Marina.
A construction and demolition waste recycling project led by Perth-based Sycamore Civil Group has been awarded $1.65 million as part a federal government initiative to promote collaborations.
Tensions have flared between the Liberals and the Nationals ahead of the state election with the two parties butting heads over the future of Royalties for Regions.
Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has refuted claims his party is an ally of mining magnate Clive Palmer, saying the state election was not a “plaything” for millionaires.
Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has called on the state's chief health officer to front the media ahead of the roll out of the Pfizer vaccine in February.
Tenders are expected to open later this week for the roll out of the state government's $140 million Smart Freeways project southbound along Mitchell Freeway.
